Citywalk Amsterdam, a city and it's canals

Amsterdam canals
Amsterdam is the most watery city in the world.
Its canals and harbours fill a full quarter of her surface
Its waterways have always been its essence and its source of wealth
The 17th century Canal Belt was placed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2011 and the medieval center of the city(The Red light district)is undergoing an extensive renovation with Project 1012. That name refers to the postal area code of that section of the city. That project aims to reduce prostitution in the area with at least 30 percent and to highlight the historical aspects of the oldest section of Amsterdam.

The oldest canals in the city - The Red light district
Amsterdam is the only ancient city in the world where the medieval center is not a museum but a Red light district. Already in the Middle ages, drinking houses were established around the first harbours in the city. The first brothels here were opened in the 15th century, mainly in the Warmoesstraat and the alleys around it. But along the first canals in the area, rich merchants and regents established residence. Among many other famous occupants of the oldest canal in the city, our 17th century national hero admiral Maarten Hapertsz. Tromp lived here.
The photograph of his house reveals that today a sex company has set up shop there. It symbolizes te dualistic nature of the area, which is crossed by the oldest and most beautiful canals in the city. The municipal project "1012" aims at reducing prostitution in the area and highlight the historical importance of these canals. For that reason, on this page you find a description of a canal cruise through medieval Amsterdam. For the first time in the hundred year history of Amsterdam Canal cruises, it is now possible to buy a ticket for a regular scheduled cruise on the oldest and most beautiful canals in Amsterdam. The new Friendship Cruise company made that possible